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EXPLOITING

MUNICH “MIRACLE”

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MUNICH BOMBING SUSPECT

PUT-UP JOB BY HITLER

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Paris, To-day.

FRENCH POLITICAL quarters stress that it is ex- tremely difficult to believe that the Munich bombing was perpetrated by enemies of Naziism.

"How is Germany ex- ploiting the Munich staged bombing? the question being ask-The ed by political circles here.

It is pointed out that the faked attempt on Hitler's life, blamed on Britain, was not necessary for a mere extension of · war

terrorists must have approached, with a heavy parcel, the cellar which on Wednesday was the best guarded place in the world.

Such action, showing exceptional coolness and cour age, is not easily compatible with the blunder of timing the bomb for the end of Hitler's speech, and not for the beainning or the middle. It is also significant that Hitler,

operations against Britain, who annually has a lengthy chat and political circles won- with his old comrades of the 1023 der whether Germany is putsch on this day, this time hurried- not seeking "justification" ly left for Berlin.

Finally, the British Searat for the indiscriminate

bombing of the British

civilian population. Others express the opinion

that the Reich may want to

start a quarrel with neu-

tral States, probably the

Netherlands.

Undoubtedly the outrage will

be used for ruthless sup- pression of politically un-

HOLLAND CANCELS ARMY

LEAVE

Amsterdam, To-day. reliable elements at home, Dutch Army leave has and the Jews will be the been cancelled, says an offi- worst sufferers.

cial announcement, and men Whatever the motives, the on leave were ordered to re-

affair shows that

con-turn by last night, fusion prevails in Nazi | Incirles at the Dutch frontier circles, which are again brought no confirmation of reports compelled to resort to the toned near the frontier. worst of adventurous moves. Havas.

that German cavalry have been sta-

CITY OF FLINT, TO SAIL SOON

(BPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Osló. To-day.

At The Hague yesterday evening, the Cabinet held a grecial · meeting mresided over by the Prime Minister, Dr. de Geer.

The Government is taking fur- ther precautionary – margurna, so an to be prepared fór sil eventual-

Dr. Collin, the former Premter, fol* A nublic meeting Inst evening that dogus rite all rumours he evnacted Hollan to keep out of wam-Bariter,

Captain Gainard, Master of the City of Fling, told the press yesterday that the shipm will leave Bergen when her an carga in unionasa

́be gold.

Mere. It contains nothing confected

the-war.

Gainard declared the ship's were not damaged and

crew had silosr

routing

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Bergens Today. City of Flint unloaded its

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he conde on Board the stanmjer ined for "Britsin,“ Heuter.

Service were: klini onquiry was held;

MÄKING A MARTYR

STATE FUNERAL

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Berne, To-day,

A wireless message from D.N.B., the official Nazi news agency, says that a State funer- al will be accorded, the victims of the Munich explosion.

Hiller will speak at the core- mony, and Britain will again be made responsible for the outrage. --Havas.

Political quarters are of opinion NOBEL PRIZE

that the most likely motives of the i staged bombing are:

Firstly, to make Hitler a kind of martyr pursued by Germany's ene- mies but miraculously protected by providence;

Secondly, to create a psychola- gical shock and to reconstitute, on the eye of real war operations, the Nazi unity which was shaken by

the new pro-Communiat policy; and

Thirdly, to create an occasion for the elimination of those elements

AWARD

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Stockholm, To-day. The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to Orlando. Lawrence, Professor at California University, for research work in connection with radio activity. Havas.

who do not blindly obey Hitler, not-WEATHER ably certain military chiefs.-Havas, 'l

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